Households in Uvalde, Texas, despatched their youngsters again to highschool on Tuesday for the primary time since a gunman stormed the native elementary college in Could, killing 19 youngsters and two lecturers. Robb Elementary, the positioning of the bloodbath, has been completely closed — however regardless of ramped-up safety at a brand new location, some dad and mom and youngsters say they nonetheless do not feel secure.
Present third and fourth grade college students who had attended Robb Elementary final yr at the moment are at Uvalde Elementary Faculty. Former Robb Elementary fourth grade college students – who at the moment are in fifth grade – at the moment are attending Flores Center Faculty.
CBS Information additionally realized that many former Robb Elementary college students acquired vouchers to attend personal faculties. A kind of faculties, Sacred Coronary heart Catholic Faculty, noticed its enrollment double this yr.
In the meantime, the Uvalde Consolidated Unbiased Faculty District has put in new fencing and safety cameras at Uvalde Elementary, and has added further law enforcement officials and therapists to assist households really feel safer. For some, that is been sufficient to permit their youngsters to return to highschool in individual.
"I perceive in regards to the security — however me as a guardian, from what I noticed right this moment, I really feel fairly safe," one guardian mentioned.
Many, although, stay anxious, and are unwilling to ship their children again to highschool after one of many deadliest college shootings within the nation's historical past. A number of investigations are underway into how the gunman was capable of spend over an hour within the college earlier than he was fatally shot by regulation enforcement.
"My ladies are homebound," mentioned guardian Monica Gallegos. "They will be homebound for the remainder of the yr."
Gallegos and Donny Ray Valdez's daughters are among the many greater than 130 college students doing distant studying this semester.
"It is not secure to return," Gallegos advised CBS Information.
Angeli Rodriguez misplaced her twin sister Annabelle within the taking pictures. Their mom, Gallegos, mentioned Annabelle was Angeli's assist system.
"It is laborious that she's going to need to enter the next grades with out her sister," Gallegos mentioned.
On Tuesday, dad and mom of Robb Elementary youngsters who survived the taking pictures dropped their children off at Uvalde Elementary. Once they arrived, the fence wasn't accomplished.